Looking for an easy and delicious dinner? This Slow Cooker Chicken Chili is just that! All you have to do is dump all the ingredients into your slow cooker and let it go! I use a rotisserie chicken because I love the flavor and dinner is done when you get home! Or you can make this ahead of time and serve the next day or even freeze. It’s truly a wonderful family dinner!

So my mom made this recipe and it was so easy and delicious that I had to make it, and then we ate it, and then we made it again, and then I said to myself, I HAVE to share this recipe because we loved it that much. 🙂

It’s that time of year, right? FALL!!! Bring on all the soups…especially chili. I am totally in the season of life where dinner NEEDS to be efficient. I love to cook, but I don’t have the time or energy to spend several hours in my kitchen…this is where the slow cooker comes in to rescue me! 

I made this twice. The first time I used chicken thighs which I cooked with all the ingredients and then shredded. The second time I decided to use a rotisserie chicken which I actually preferred. I cut all the meat off and saved it for the end of cooking. I then put the carcass (I know…kind of weird) in the slow cooker and let it cook with all the ingredients. It flavored the chili so much more. We absolutely loved it. I then added the chicken at the very end of cooking. I highly recommend doing it this way…it’s just easier and also cheaper!

My daughter loved it so much she asked to have it for lunch the next day. I love a recipe that feeds my whole family…adults, kids and babies! We added some cheddar cheese on top and cilantro. It was the perfect touch. For some crunch you could add some tortilla chip or simply use them to dip into the chili – my other daughter is definitely a dipper! 

I hope you enjoy this simple chicken chili recipe as much as I do! If you’re a chili lover, check out my classic chili recipe, white bean chicken chili, and healthy turkey chili.

Yield: 4-6

Chicken Chili

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A simple slow cooker recipe for chicken chili comprised of all the wonderful chili ingredients and spices leaving you with a creamy, thick, and satisying chili!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 rotisserie chicken, skin removed and chicken cubed, keep the remains though!
• 1 1/2 cup frozen corn
• 1, 14.5 ounce black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 poblano, seeds and ribs removed, diced finely
• 2 garlic cloves, diced finely
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2, 14.5 cans petite diced tomatoes (could use fire roasted for extra heat)
• 1, 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1-2 cups chicken stock (1 for thicker chili, 2 for more soupy)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 4 ounces full fat cream cheese
• Toppings:
• Shredded cheese
• cilantro
• avocado
• tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Place everything in your slow cooker, including the remains of the rotisserie chicken and cook on low for 6-8 hours (I did 6 hours).
2. Add chopped up rotisserie chicken and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese fully melts into the chili.
3. Serve with whatever toppings you enjoy!

Notes

This can be frozen up to 3 months and is great as leftovers!

recipe slightly adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction